Archive for October, 2009
Saturday, October 31st, 2009
We present the case of a patient who presented an abscess in the cesarean section scar tissue 6 years after the surgery. The myometrium covering the abscess was almost absent. This lesion was first managed with antibiotic therapy and ultrasound-guided aspiration. After failure of the initial therapy, this situation was ...
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Saturday, October 31st, 2009
The effects of complete methods of cesarean section (CS) were compared. Metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials of intention to perform CS using different techniques was carried out. Joel-Cohen–based CS compared with Pfannenstiel CS was associated with reduced blood loss, operating time, time to oral intake, fever, duration of postoperative pain, ...
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
Nicette Jukelevics, former chair of the International Childbirth Education Association's Cesarean Options Committee, has written a groundbreaking exposé of cesarean birth in the United States. Approximately 1 in 3 US women give birth by cesarean section, a rate that is 2 times higher than that recommended by the World Health ...
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
The rate of births by Caesarean section has increased sharply in the last two-and-a-half decades, according to new figures (Source: Nursing in Practice)
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Attempting to aid a difficult childbirth with forceps instead of immediately performing a C-section may not raise the risks to the baby in most cases, a new study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Authors: Tissot van Patot MC, Murray AJ, Beckey V, Cindrova-Davies T, Johns J, Zwerdlinger L, Jauniaux ER, Burton GJ, Serkova NJ
We have previously demonstrated placentas from laboring deliveries at high altitude have lower binding of hypoxia-inducible transcription factor (HIF) to DNA than those from low altitude. ...
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Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Authors: Kotani Y, Shiota M, Umemoto M, Nakai H, Tobiume T, Tsuritani H, Shimaoka M, Doh K, Hoshiai H
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia is a disease of unknown etiology characterized by peripheral blood eosinophilia and pulmonary infiltrative shadows on radiography. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia follows an acute course within ...
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
Conclusions Fetal and neonatal prognosis and outcome are associated with the presence of associated anomalies and aneuploidy.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Materno-fetal MedicineDOI 10.1007/s00404-009-1254-2Authors
Marcelo Luís Nomura, Universidade Estadual de Campinas Unicamp Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine Campinas SP BrazilRicardo Barini, Universidade Estadual de Campinas Unicamp Department ...
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Conclusion: Gross cord abnormalities predispose the fetus to stasis-induced vascular ectasia and thrombosis, thus leading to vascular obstruction and adverse neonatal outcome, including IUGR and stillbirth. We recommend a thorough histopathologic evaluation of all placentas with gross cord abnormalities predisposing to cord compression. (Source: Placenta)
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
We report a typical case that we found at cesarean section to be associated with a virilized infant who manifested clitoromegaly and labial fusion. We detected an increased level of testosterone in the maternal patient. We concluded that the ovarian luteoma induced the fetal virilization. (Source: Journal of Obstetrics and ...
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